81.   While some of the defections announced by the KCNA are believed to be reliable, South Korean intelligence agency says some so-called defectors have actually been kidnapped.

82.   He confirmed that troops from the two countries were pulling out but stressed that this was not as a result of a bilateral accord as announced by Athens.

83.   Hefty tax cuts announced by the government last week had failed to lift sentiment as investors had expected more aggressive measures and an early implementation.

84.   Hezbollah said Tuesday that three of its fighters were killed, raising to nine the death toll announced by the Shiite Moslem fundamentalist group.

85.   Hundreds of people earlier Wednesday gathered outside the jail to meet inmates following media reports that the number of deaths would be higher than announced by police.

86.   Acting commissioner Bud Selig said he plans to announce by Wednesday night a decision regarding the remainder of the season.

87.   As announced by the two governments on Friday, the facility will be returned in five to seven years with some of its operations relocated elsewhere in Japan.

88.   Australia hopes to boost wool sales in China, its largest market, through a multi-million dollar credit facility for Chinese importers announced by banks here Wednesday.

89.   CGM unions immediately denounced the decision, officially announced by the finance and economy ministry, and called for a general strike.

90.   The three-year initiative, announced by US President George W. Bush, outraged steel exporters around the world, who denounced it as protectionism pure and simple.